Published: May 7, 2017 7:00 AM

The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cambridge is ranked fourth out of 2400 Holiday Inn Express properties worldwide for achieving the highest levels of excellence in all aspects of operation -- from quality to customer satisfaction.

"It is my pleasure to award the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cambridge as one of the top-notch hotels in our industry," said Elie Maalouf, Chief Executive Officer IHG, The Americas. "This hotel embodies the heart of our brand promise and continues to make IHG properties known and admired throughout the world, continuing our mission to deliver on great brands and Great Hotels Guests Love."

A 2016 Torchbearer trophy, the company's symbol of top excellence, will be on permanent display at the hotel.

"The Torchbearer Award is given to hotels that have achieved the highest level of excellence in all aspects of operation from quality to customer satisfaction" says Kirk Kinsell, IHG's President of the Americas. "Created to honor the best of the best, as measured by our guest, this award is presented to hotels that raise the bar even further. These outstanding hotels carry our torch and represent the highest achievement in quality and service."

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"It is an honor to receive this award and be recognized by our customers" said Mark Hanes general manager of Holiday Inn Express & Suites. "However, my team deserves the recognition. Our staff is a great group of people who have provided top-notch service, keeping us in the top one percent of all Holiday Inn Express Hotels worldwide for the entire year. Lastly, I would like to invite any local businesses to come to our facility and see what we have to offer to meet your lodging needs. We offer local negotiated rates. We look forward to keeping up the great service and continuing to provide our guests with the great service they deserve!"

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 5,100 hotels and more than 750,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with nearly 1,500 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG° Rewards Club, the world's first and largest hotel loyalty programme, with nearly 99 million members worldwide.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 350,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.